Friday, October 9, 2015

What we hold to be true or false also extends into other basic fields
of human existence, such as the economic, political and social systems
under which we live, as well as the recorded history of such matters. As
with religion, while differences in one’s approach to the political or
social systems in which we believe can merely serve as a benign subject
of individual choice and philosophical discourse, such differences can
also lead to unreasoning fear or hatred, societal persecution or even
actual conflict, with an excellent case in point being the American
Civil War. In order to be politically correct today, one is forced to
accept the premise that the North went to war to free the Southern
slaves and that the South treasonously fought to defend its “peculiar
institution,” as well as firing on Fort Sumter as an overt act of
Southern aggression.

All Southern arguments that present any alternate
facts detailing the actual economic, political and social causes of the
War are, of course, ignored. Likewise, anything citing the fact that
there is no specific clause in either America’s original Articles of
Confederation or the subsequent Constitution which forbids the
withdrawal of a state from the contract into which it voluntarily
entered is also summarily dismissed as Southern propaganda to justify
secession. The truth is that had such a restriction been inserted, it is
highly doubtful if either document would have been ratified.

Today, both slavery and racial intolerance are presented, and
generally accepted, as being unique to white Southerners. Even a cursory
examination of history, however, would reveal that slavery actually
began in the North, particularly in New England and New York in the 17th
Century, and was ultimately exported to the South. As an example, a
recent film based on the 1853 narrative of Solomon Northup’s ordeal,
“Twelve Years a Slave,” fails to mention the fact that Northup’s father
was a slave in Rhode Island . . . not in the South.

Furthermore, just
prior to the time Northup’s father was given his freedom in New York,
that state contained over 13,000 slaves, the second highest slave
population in America, and that more than 35 per cent of all immigrants
entering New York City did so as slaves. New York was also the scene of
some the earliest slave uprisings, and in 1741 slaves attempted to burn
down all of Manhattan. That revolt was brutally put down, with over a
hundred slaves being hanged, burned alive or exiled.

It is also a fact that slavery and the slave trade in the North did
not end until the early part of the 19th Century, and as late as 1865 in
New Jersey. The same holds true in relation to racial discrimination
and prejudice, and while the de jure “Jim Crow” segregation laws in the
South are portrayed as being the sole representative of racial
repression in America, we seldom, if ever, hear now of similar de facto
segregation in the North. On that note, perhaps one of the greatest
miscarriages of history is the portrayal of Abraham Lincoln as the
“great emancipator” and the fatherly benefactor of African-Americans,
when in truth history actually shows that Lincoln was not in favor of
outright abolition, that he advocated a policy of slave colonization
outside America, and on numerous occasions publicly stated his opinion
that whites were superior to blacks and since the two races were
incompatible, they would be unable to live together in harmony . . .
feelings which were shared by many, if not most, Northerners both in
Lincoln’s day and well into the 20th Century. In regard to this, while
the Ku Klux Klan did originate in the South during the post-war
Reconstruction era, by the mid-1920s the KKK had become a national
anti-Black, anti-Semitic and anti-Catholic organization with as many as
six million members, and 250,000 of them in Indiana alone.

Other areas
in the North also had large KKK groups, such as Detroit Michigan’s
40,000 members, with smaller chapters reaching all across the North,
from Oregon and Washington State to New York and New England.

Prejudice, however, presents a nasty saber that can cut both ways.
Far too many people all across America today, both black and white, now
believe, or are led to believe, that most ill will towards
African-Americans is based on the perceived feelings of racism in the
South that date back to the 19th Century and the cause that was lost in
1865. Because of this, the same voices that cry out against this
so-called Southern racism also believe they can shout ethnic epithets
with impunity at not only the people of the South, but the history and
traditions in which Southerners firmly believe.

While these cries also
include demands to permanently furl the banners of the Confederacy, many
would like to carry their feelings against what they see as Southern
prejudice still further. Like the Islamic Taliban in Afghanistan who,
during 2001, blew apart the 6th Century Bamiyan Buddha statues, as well
as the more recent acts of wanton destruction carried out by the
so-called Islamic State against Assyrian, Roman and Christian
antiquities, merely because each represents something in which the
Islamic fanatics do not believe, there are those in America who now call
for the total destruction or removal of Confederate statues and
monuments, including even the historic carvings of President Davis and
Generals Lee and Jackson on Stone Mountain in Georgia.

I spent some time perusing my son’s sixth grade history book. I
didn’t read it from back to front (yet), but just glanced through it.
However, in that short span of time the fallacies, distortions and
half-truths were pretty staggering.

To begin with, the book is definitely not on a sixth grade reading
level. My child is, in his personal time, reading books about cars that
were written for adults, and as a result, his understanding of that
subject far surpasses my own. What this tells me is that he is certainly
able to comprehend a “history” textbook that should be written on a
much higher reading level than his is. I’d suggest that his history book
is more along the lines of (what should be) a third or fourth grade
comprehension.

I can recall reading The Guadalcanal Diary in
the fourth grade, and would suppose that my reading skills at that age
were probably in line with the average reading level of my classmates.
Today’s kids are reading below their level because the curriculum is
written below their level. There is little “challenging” about this book
in that regard.

Peters
- Would you be interested in a brand-new, fully warranted, five-door
crossover SUV built by a major, name-brand automaker that gave you
50-plus MPG with a gas engine, that has a top speed around 125 mph, is
capable of getting to 60 in 12 seconds (about the same as a Prius
hybrid) that stickered for less than $5,000? Too bad we can’t buy one.
Not because such a vehicle isn’t available. It’s just not available
here. Because Uncle.

Russia’s October 7 cruise missile bombardment
of anti-Assad Syrian rebels from ships stationed nearly 1000 miles
away was probably the most expensively ineffectual display of military
firepower since Bill Clinton launched a similar strike
against al Qaeda in 1998.

Clinton’s feckless and spendthrift action was
supposedly in retaliation for the embassy bombings in Tanzania and
Kenya and succeeded by most accounts in wiping out a few empty tents
with several tons of explosives and several million dollars’ worth of
advanced ordnance.

It
is unlikely that Vladimir Putin’s strike did much damage to Syrian
rebels either. But unlike Clinton (and the current Democrat in the White
House) Putin doesn’t use force to shirk greater national
responsibilities, he uses it to pursue clear strategic objectives. In
this case, the Russian decision to launch brand-new Kalibr-NK missiles
from the Caspian Sea fleet was clearly intended as yet another poke in
the eye to President Obama, and a demonstration of Russian firepower,
from diminutive but still dangerous Russian warships.

In 1861, A.M. Chandler enlisted in the Palo
Alto Confederates, which became part of the 44th Mississippi Infantry
Regiment. His mother, Louisa Gardner Chandler, sent Silas, one of her 36
slaves, with him. On Sept. 20, 1863, the 44th Mississippi was engaged
in the Battle of Chickamauga, where Chandler was wounded in his leg. A
battlefield surgeon decided to amputate but, according to the Chandler
family, Silas accompanied him home to Mississippi where the limb was
saved. His master's combat service ended as a result of the wound but
Silas returned to the war in January 1864 when A.M.'s younger brother,
Benjamin, enlisted in the 9th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. (See also: A Slave's Service in the Confederate Army.

Obama Is Using The Threat Of A UN Resolution That Would Divide The Land Of Israel To Blackmail Netanyahu

Barack Obama has sunk to a new low. He is using the threat of a UN
Security Council resolution that would divide the land of Israel and
give full UN recognition to a Palestinian state to blackmail Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Many had expected France to submit
this resolution to the Security Council for a vote in September, but the
French made it very clear that they were not going to go ahead unless
they had U.S. approval. So that means that all of the power is in
Obama’s hands, and apparently he is not shy about using it as leverage
in order to get what he wants. And apparently one thing that Obama
wants is for the Israeli government to keep any new settlement
construction from happening in “Palestinian areas” of east Jerusalem,
Judea and Samaria.

Early this year, an Islamic Imam in a western Chicago suburb, who was
hailed as the Muslim “Billy Graham,” was accused of sexual assault of
an employee at the Islamic institute he founded. Now the Muslim leader
has reportedly been charged with another crime of sexually harassing a
minor and is being held on a million-dollar bond.

How bad is the Obama foreign policy? American ally Israel will provide Russia with intelligence for their operations in Syria.

This is what happens when you have an administration that continually shoves Israel aside.The Middle East Monitor reported:

Israel
will provide Russia with intelligence information about opposition
sites in Syria to facilitate Moscow’s military operations, Channel 2TV
has reported. The Israeli network said that a senior delegation of
Russian army officials will arrive in Israel on Tuesday to coordinate
the military cooperation.

Interest in southern Appalachian history and culture is growing in
the academy. Moonshining is one particular area that is beginning to
fascinate both the scholar and history buff. From the popular Discovery
Channel show “Moonshiners,” to the growing number of articles and
books, the history of illegal whiskey and its related culture hold a
powerful draw. I am fascinated with the topic because of my own
history. I grew up in the Appalachian foothills on a tributary of the
French Broad River in northeast Georgia, the same river that supplied
many of the western North Carolina moonshiners Bruce E. Stewart writes
about in his compelling book, Moonshiners and Prohibitionists: The Battle over Alcohol in Southern Appalachia.

My Christian upbringing insured awareness of moonshine’s dark side,
but familial association with local people and ways make its cultural
mores strangely meaningful. Stories of whiskey stills and
liquor-running were commonplace in my childhood. My daddy talked of
going to the woods as a kid to secure liquor left for his father in a
secret location. I had a neighbor who was one of the original NASCAR
drivers, and everyone knows how NASCAR got its start! The sheriff
arrested his brother, a deacon, choir leader, and state legislator,
caught with a trunk full of moonshine destined for his cronies at the
state capital. Another gentleman, a beloved member and deacon of my
home church (Broad River Baptist) had been a prominent moonshiner in our
community. My parents pointed to his Christian conversion and godly
life to reinforce the benefits of faith and sobriety on their children.

Senate Democrats gathered Thursday on the steps of the Capitol
surrounded by about a dozen armed guards to announce a new push for
tougher gun-control laws.

The officers from the U.S. Capitol
Police, who carried sidearms, were in addition to the regular detail
paroling the Capitol ground due the large number of elected officials
attending the event, according to a officer on the scene.

A Houston police officer shot and wounded a man he believed was
following him home late Thursday night — and it appears that the cop was
spot-on.

The 33-year-old officer was on his way home from a second
job in his personal vehicle when he noticed a group of suspects behind
him, KHOU-TV reported.

That’s when the officer, who happened to be in uniform, pulled off on
another street to see if the suspects would keep going, but they
didn’t. Moments later, the car that had been following the officer
stopped as one man got out carrying a gun.

This letter, purportedly written by a Czech doctor working in a Germany
hospital, illuminates the true blessings of diversity presently being
wrought by the mass Islamic migration:

Eyewitness from a Munich hospital: A friend in Prague has a friend, who,
as a retired physician, had returned to work at a Munich area hospital
where they needed an anaesthesiologist. I correspond with her and she
forwarded me her email. Yesterday, at the hospital we had a meeting
about how the situation here and at the other Munich hospitals is
unsustainable. Clinics cannot handle emergencies, so they are starting
to send everything to the hospitals.

Many Muslims are refusing treatment by female staff and, we, women, are
refusing to go among those animals, especially from Africa. Relations
between the staff and migrants are going from bad to worse. Since last
weekend, migrants going to the hospitals must be accompanied by police
with K-9 units.

After
every shooting, politicians and activists rush to the cameras or their
keyboards to tell people exactly what should be done to stop mass
shootings in the future. Gun control proponents demand more gun control.
Gun rights advocates dig in their heels and explain why new laws won’t
stop evil people from doing evil things, especially when current laws
aren’t adequately enforced.

Unfortunately, the debate between the two sides is rarely
illuminating, as it usually devolves into tired recitations of worn-out
talking points about the issue. These talking points are invariably
littered with myths and factual inaccuracies. Here are 7 myths about gun
control that just won’t die.

1) The ‘Gun Show Loophole’ Allows Anyone, Even Criminals, To Get Guns.

Several Latino supporters were present in the crowd. Colombian immigrant
Myriam Witcher praised the real estate mogul’s opposition to illegal
immigration, saying, “He needs to send illegal (immigrants) out of the
country. I came here legally.” She added that since she had waited five
years to receive a visa that other immigrants ought to wait as well.

Two
Baltimore police officers were attacked by a man while trying to talk
to him on a residential city street, according to a video posted to World Star Hip Hop on Thursday.

The video shows two uniformed officers, a Black man (a trainee) and a
white woman, attempting to talk to a young shirtless Black man. The man
keeps telling the officers not to touch him. A crowd of onlookers is
gathered around on the sidewalk at a distance while others can be seen
looking out from ground floor rowhouse windows, doors and an alley gate.

Remembrance

Execution of Colonel Ho Ngoc CanLast words: "If I won the war, I would not condemn you as you have condemned me.I would not humiliate you as you have humiliated me.I would not ask you questions that you asked me.I fought for the freedom of my people.I have merit and I am not guilty.No one can convict me.History will criticize you as my Communist enemy.You want to kill me, then kill me.Do not blindfold me.Down with the Communists.Long live the Republic of Viet Nam !"

Colonel CraigMandeville:

“They wanted the people to see that he was dead,” said Craig Mandeville, an American adviser to the South Vietnamese army who fought side by side with Can. “He was believed to be some sort of invincible guy. The North Vietnamese thought that, too, and I even thought that when I fought with him.”

“He said, ‘OK, the country’s fallen, but by God we’re still South Vietnamese and we’re free,’ ” Mandeville recalled. “So he went down to Chuong Tien province and rounded up all these soldiers down there to form a Free Vietnam.”

Col. Can didn’t live long after that, but the legacy of his struggle lives on.

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Core Creek Militia

==============================My sixth great grandfather, his wife, and five of his six children were killed in battle with the Tuscarora Indians at Core Creek, NC.

The Seven Blackbirds

==============================My third great grandfather was an Ensign in the Revolutionary War, and saved his unit's flag after being wounded at the Battle of Brandywine. He was also at Kingston (Kinston), Wilmington, Charleston, Two Sisters and Augusta. He was at the defeat at Brier Creek and also Bee Creek.

Requiem Aeternam -
Eternal Rest Grant unto Them
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My second great grandfather was killed in action on May 3, 1863 at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
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My great grandfather and great uncle knew all the men in the "Civil War Requiem" video as they were part of the 53rd NC which was the sole unit defending Fort Mahone. (Fort Mahone was named "Fort Damnation" by the Yankees) *Handpicked men of the 53rd (My great grandfather was one of these) made the final, night assault at Petersburg in an attempt to break Grant's line. This was against Fort Stedman which was a few miles to the slight northeast. They initially succeeded, but reinforcements drove them back. This video is made from photographs which were taken the day after the 53rd evacuated the lines the night before to begin the retreat to Appomattox. I have many more pictures taken by the same photographer, one of these shows a 14 year old boy and the other is the famous picture of the blond, handsome soldier with his musket.
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*General Gordon promised the men a gold medal and 30 days leave if they accomplished their task and many years after the War my great grandfather wrote General Gordon, who was then governor of Georgia about this incident. They exchanged several letters which I have framed. See first link below.
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*The Attack On Fort Stedman
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"His Colored Friends"
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Lee's Surrender
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My Black NC Kinfolks
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Punished For Being Caught!

Great Grandfather Koonce

He was a drummer boy in the WBTS, survived the War only to die a few years later. He was caught in an ice storm on his way home, but instead of seeking shelter, continued on his horse until the end. His clothes had to be cut off and he died a few days later.